Baker&#39;s tool.



No. 890,390. I 4 PATENTED JUNE 9, 1908. G. F. ZINN.

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APPLICATION FILED JULY 30. 1907.

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GEORGE F. ZINN, OF DERBY, PENNSYLVANIA.

BAKEBS TOOL.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 9, 1908.

Application filed July 30, 1907. Serial No. 386,202.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE F. ZINN, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, residing at Derry, in the county of VVestmoreland and State ofPennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inBakers Tools, of which the following is a specification, reference beinghad therein to the accompanying drawing.

This invention relates to bakers tools, and more particularly to adevice for use in making pies.

The primary object of the invention is, to provide novel means forindenting the upper edge of the pie crust before it is baked, and afurther object is to combine with the indenting device a rotating frameprovided with depending cutters to remove the surplus dough projectingover the edge of the pan.

The construction of the improvement will be fully described hereinafterin connection with the accompanying drawing which forms part of thisspecification, and its novel features will be defined in the appendedclaims.

In the drawing:Figure 1 is a view in perspective of the invention, and,Fig. 2 is a vertical section of the same applied to a pie-pan.

Referring to the drawings 1 designates an annular crimping memberpreferably constructed of metal formed on its lower edge with a seriesof equidistant notches 2, thereby providing a series of projections 3.The member 1 is of a diameter as to correspond to the peripheral edge 4of an ordinary pie pan and projecting inwardly from the upper edge ofthe member 1 is a plurality of arms 6 spaced equi-distant apart andconnected at their upper ends to a centrally-disposed supporting disk 7.

Extending centrally through the disk 7 is a pivot screw 8 which carrieson its lower end a nut 9. The pivot screw 8 is adapted to connect to thedisk 7 a rotatable disk 10, the

- screw 8 extending through the disk 10. From the latter projects aplurality of arms 11, each of which carries at its outer end a dependingcutting arm 12. Each of the arms 12 is pivotally-connected to an arm 11and is of such length as to overlap the edge of the pan 5 as clearlyshown in Fig. 2. The cutting arms 12 are normally maintained against thepan '5 by springs 13, these latter bearing against the upper end of thecutting arms 12 as clearly shown in Fig. 2. A loop-handle 14 is securedto the disk 10'by rivets 15.

The utility and operation of the device constructed as thus describedwill be readily understood.

By pressing the ring 1 down upon the dough resting on the outer flange 4of the pan, the ornamental indentations, ordinarily made by the use ofthe tines of a fork, are formed in the dough after which the disk 10- isturned by the handle 14 revolving the cutters 12 to remove the surplusdough.

Having fully described my invention what I claim and desire to secure byLetters Patent is,

1. A pie bakers tool embodying a crimping member, and a rotatablecutting device carried by the crimping member and embodying a pluralityof spring-pressed cutting arms adapted to over-lap the edge of andnormally maintained against the pie pan.

2. A pie bakers tool embodying an annular crimping member, a supportingdisk carried thereby, .and a rotatable cutting device mounted upon saiddisk and embodying a plurality of spring-pressed cutting arms of alength as to overlap the edge of and normally maintained against the piepan.

3. A piebakers tool comprising a ring in dented on its under surface andconnected by radial arms to a central disk, and a cutter consisting of aframe pivotally attached to said central disk, and depending cuttersoverlapping the outer edge of said ring.

4. A piebakers tool comprising a ring indented on its under surface, andconnected by radial arms to a central disk, and a cutter consisting of aframe pivotally attached to said central disk and depending cutting armsoverlapping the outer edge of said ring, said cutting arms having springconnections with the said frame.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in the presence of twowitnesses.

GEORGE F. ZINN.

WVitnesses J. F. AMEND, GUY A. GREENE.

